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VOL. 23, NO. 14 JULY 16, 1971

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Spores Under Influence
Reluctant Reproducers

A Sandia Laboratories biochemist has
found that alcohol will arrest the development
of bacterial spores, even when used in far
smaller quantities than were previously
believed to produce this effect.

While it is widely known that alcohol will
kill vegetative microorganisms, presumably
by breaking down their cell wall structure, it
was considered relatively ineffective against
spores.

Studies conducted by Ralph Trujillo
(1742) showed that 100 percent de-activation
of spores has been observed with the addition
of only 0.003 percent octyl alcohol (octanol).
The extent of spore germination is dependent
upon the concentration of alcohol present in

the germinating medium. This inhibition is
reversible since removal of the alcohol from
the spore environment allows germination to
proceed.

Main promise of this aspect of the
research project conducted by Sandia's
Planetary Quarantine Department for NASA
is that, if one can discover why alcohol
inhibits germination, it may be possible to
find a chemical substitute that would kill the
spore.

Along with that specific goal, the findings
are particularly exciting because they could be
applied to other fields.

With additional research, the phenomenon
could conceivably be used for such things as

DILUTION of a bacterial spore suspension is
carried out by Ralph Trujillo in Planetary
Quarantine Department's laminar-flow clean
room.

preserving milk for long periods of time. Milk
spoils in part because of the activation of the
spores it contains. Even when refrigerated,
cold temperatures merely reduce the speed of
spore germination. Following the normal

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THE CERTAIN SMILE that says "well, I made it" is justified for these Sandians,
recipients of degrees from UNM and U. of A. Course work was completed
under various Sandia educational programs. Other Sandians receiving

degrees, not pictured, are Wayne Rigby - BS, Bob Courtney - BS, Bob Dosch -
PhD, Fred York - BS, Paul Bonaparte - MS, Bob Perryman - MS, Jim McCreight -
BUS, Jim Gover - PhD, Bernard Kayate - BS, and Jeffrey Conn - MA.

Vista New Mexico

What’s In A Name?—

‘New Mexico’ and the
'Jornada del Muerto'

By Ruben Cobos,

Associate Pro], ojSpanish &

Southwestern Hispanic Folklore. UNM

Most New Mexicans, asked how the state
got its name, would probably say “Well.
Mexico was there to the south and the
Spanish explorers drifting northward thought
it appropriate to dub the place ‘New Mexico,'
just as other explorers came up with ‘New
England,’ ‘New York.' etc."

Sounds plausible, but there is one hitch.
That which we now call Mexico was actually
called “New Spain" (Nueva Espana) by the
early Spaniards. Not until 1822 did the
Republic of Mexico receive its present name,
while New Mexico was already referred to as
“Nueva Mexico" by the middle of the 1500's.
Historians now believe that explorers in New
Spain thought that if they came north from
Mexico City some seven hundred leagues or
so. they might find another Mexico City as
large and as rich as the Mexico City of the.
Aztecs.

So "New Mexico" was largely born out
of wishful thinking. When Coronado came
north in 1540 in search of the seven cities of
Cibola, the name was not then current. But by
1550, 10 years later, “Nueva Mexico''
(pronounced Noo-eh-bah Meh-shee-koh) was
on the lips of explorers such as Espejo,
Rodrigue/,Chamuscado and others.

The naming of the Jornada del Muerto
(Journey of the Dead Man) tends more to the
romantic.

The forbidding name is given to an
appropriately forbidding expanse of desert 80
miles long by 25 miles wide, lying east of the
Rio Grande and extending north from present-
day Hot Springs to the vicinity of San
Antonio. This is the dreaded Jornada del
Muerto whose arid, trackless reaches took the
lives of many early pioneers. The story of its
romantic name starts in the late 1700's with a
young musician who directed the cathedral
choir in Santa Fe. His name was Peter
Gruber.

Peter was reputed to have the finest choir
north of the city of Chihuahua, a choir that he
had personally organized and trained. He and
his choir practiced often, especially for Lent
and Christmas, or when the Bishop or the
Inquisitor was scheduled for a visit in the
capital. The latter was an officer of the
Inquisition, an ecclesiastical tribunal set up to
ferret out heresy and not noted for any nice

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regard for the rights of the accused.

It seems that young Gruber got into
trouble with the Inquisitor when a female
member of his choir reported him to that
dread institution. The story is told that Peter
had suggested to the unmarried girls in his
group that they could easily find out whom
they would marry by simply holding a match
firmly between their teeth and concentrating
on the object of their affections. Upon leaving
the cathedral they w'ould meet their future
husbands!

It seems likely that the girl who turned
Peter in did not get the beau of her heart's
desire and decided to teach Peter a lesson.

In the investigation which followed, the
choir director was accused of witchcraft.
Since the Inquisitor would probably have had
the young man burned at the stake, young
Gruber fled south toward New Spain and
friends who would protect him. Settlers along
the old Camino Real east of the Sandias later
testified to having seen a traveler resembling
Peter heading south. They reported his asking
for food and water and that he was acting
strangely.

Some time later, a caravan heading north
from Guadalupe de El Paso discovered the
remains of a white man who had either died of
thirst or had somehow been killed.

Gruber never turned up and the body that
was found was never identified definitely as
that of the missing choir director, but to this
day that expanse of desert remains known as
the Jornada del Muerto the Journey of the
Dead Man.

Continued from Page One

SPORES

pasteurization of milk to kill the vegetative
bacteria, a small amount of alcohol could
possibly be added to inhibit germination of
spores.

In the Sandia studies, experiments
demonstrated a direct interrelationship
between the weight of the alcohol molecule
and efficiency of germination inhibition.
Methanol, for example, is a light-weight
alcohol molecule with only one carbon atom.
A two percent concentration of methanol is
required for 100 percent inhibition of spore
germination. However, only 0.003 percent
concentration of octanol, which has a chain of
eight carbon atoms, is required to obtain the
same results.

The tests, which were mostly conducted
with Bacillus subtilis var. Niger, followed the
discovery that spores of this species would fail
to germinate if they were not dried before
being put in a nutritive medium. Thus, if they
carried some of the alcohol in which they were
stored, the spores would remain in a dormant
stage even after being put in the nutritive
medium.

If the ethanol was allowed to evaporate
before the spores were pul in the medium,
germination would follow. This process of
spore germination can be observed by changes
in optical density of the spore as a function of
time.

The research study was reported in a
recent article in Applied Microbiology, a
publication of the American Society for
Microbiology.

The project is being conducted as part of
the Planetary Quarantine Department s work
under a contract with the Planetary Programs
Division, Office of Space Science and
Applications, NASA.

INVENTOR Ralph Johnson displays his newly-
patented device for measuring fast neutron
fluences.

Ralph Johnson Invents
Fast Neutron Detector

A patent for a method and apparatus for
measuring fast neutron fluence has been
awarded to Ralph Johnson, supervisor of
Electrical Transport Division 5134. The
patent is assigned to the A EC.

The device patented is a cadmium
sulphide crystalline semiconductor detector
which, following bombardment with fast
neutrons, changes its electrical conductivity
due to radioactive decay processes. Among
other things, riidioisotopes are produced by
the neutron bombardment. The radioisotopes
decay by beta emission (i.e. emission of high
energy electrons). These high energy
electrons, which produce ionization within the
body of the detector, change the conductivity.
By relating the time following the
bombardment and the rate of radioisotope
decay to the changes in conductivity of the
detector, the neutron fluence in terms of the
total number of neutrons per square
centimeter can be determined.

Detectors utilizing these phenomena are
operative following exposure to the neutron
environment. Thus, transient gamma
radiation effects are not significant and effects
associated with radiation damage can be
minimized by annealing the detectors before
measuring electrical charges.

The detectors are small, lightweight, and
low power devices that need not be recovered
following neutron exposure. In addition to
this advantage, the new detector has a wider
range from 10" to 10 17 neutrons/cnv
than is available in presently used
semiconductor-neutron detectors.

Ralph has been at Sandia almost six years.
He earned his PhD in physics from Kansas
State University in 1963 and served on active
duty in the Air Force at the Air Force
Weapons Laboratory. KAFB, before joining
Sandia.

Congratulations

Mr. and Mrs. Fred James (9214). a
daughter. Julie Kristine, April 29,

LIVERMORE VISITORS — Three recently appointed Sandia Laboratories executives visited Livermore recently
for briefings on operations and technical programs: Bob Kraay, Executive Vice President (3), right; and from
left, Klaus Bowers, Managing Director of Component Development (10) and Al Clogston, Vice President of
Research (5000). Hilt De Seim, Director of Staff Services 8200, chats with the visitors.

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San Francisco Bay's Future
SLL Colloquium Subject , July 23

The future of San Francisco Bay will be
the subject of a colloquium to be held at
Sandia Laboratories Livermore, Friday. July
23.

Joseph Bodovitz, executive director of the
San Francisco Bay Conservation and
Development Commission, will discuss plans
for the Bay which have been proposed to the
California legislature. The Commission was
established after concern was voiced by the
public over the dangers of piecemeal filling of
the Bay.

Graduating from Northwestern
University in 1951, Mr. Bodovitz was a Naval
officer from 1952 to 1955. He received his
master's degree in journalism from Columbia
University in 1956, and became a reporter for
the SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER from
1956 until 1962 specializing in city and
regional planning, urban renewal and local
government. From 1962 to 1965, he was
associate executive director of the San
Francisco Planning and Urban Renewal
Association and has been a member of the
Development Commission since 1965.

Tickets are required for admission. M.A.
Pound (8236) is host.

Sympathy

To Rodger Page (8332), on the death of
his brother in the Pacific, in an aircraft
mishap. June 13.

Take Note

The Mount Diablo Section of the
American Institute of Aeronautics and
Astronautics recently elected new officers for
1971-1972. Roger Everett (8351) will serve as
chairman: Glen Otey (8157), vice chairman:
Jerry Dow (LRL) secretary: and Billy Sanders
(8175), treasurer.

Hartmut Spetzler of Materials Division
8311 and Don Anderson of the Seismological
Laboratory at the California Institute of
Technology co-authored a technical article
entitled, “Partial Melting and the Low?
Velocity Zone," which appeared in a recent
issue of the JOURNAL OF PHYSICS OF
EARTH AND PLANETARY
INTERIORS.

Ralph Morrison (8157) and Alan
Skinrood (8172) took the first place trophy
with a low net score of 62 in the recent Sandia
Employees Golf Club “best ball, two-man
team" tournament played al Skywest Golf
Course in Hayward. John Lindman and Chet
Tarne (both 9125) finished second with a score
of 64. In the “fewest putts" feature of the
tournament. Gene Springer (8323) placed
first, and Don Skinrood (8323) was closest to
the pin in the hole-in-one contest.

Sandian Digs
Indian Relics

But how do you know that you have an
archeological find?

“I knew from the partly exposed material
and its shape that the object was of
archeological value." was Dan Dewhirst's
reply.

"I've been exposed to looking for things
such as this all my life," says Dan. “I'm
inquisitive by nature. My father mined gold
many years ago: my brother's hobby and
he takes it seriously is prospecting for and
assaying ore samples. Before joining Sandia, I
worked with an archeologist who told me
about his world-wide travel experiences in the
field."

That's how Dan, a mechanical inspector in
Special Machining and Support Shop Section
(8271-2). made an outstanding find of a
classic granite mortar and pestle scientists
believe was used by the Tubatulabal Indians
(Pinon People) to grind grain, seeds and
tobacco. He discovered the relic while
vacationing al his mobile home in Lake
Isabella, Calif., some 40 miles northeast of
Bakersfield. The area is known to be the site
of an ancient Indian village, and students
from three California colleges are excavating
artifacts there under the supervision of the
Fresno State College Archeology
Department.

“Lreported my find to archeologist Darrel
Johns. As assistant project director of the
excavation work, he had the mortar and pestle
unearthed. The mortar was 11 inches high
with a 12-inch diameter; the pestle was 15-1/2
inches long with a 2-1/2 inch diameter. After
the college laboratory analyzes them, they
will be displayed in a local museum."

Discussing the find with Lynne Mounday,
director of the project and an anthropologist
from Fresno State College, Dan learned that
the area near his find was a major fishing and
hunting village for a large group of
Tubatulabal Indians (Shoshonean people of
the upper Kern River Valley). They lived there
as early as 1200 to 1400 AD. From diggings,
scientists hope to determine the living
patterns and economy of the Tubatulabals.

MORTAR AND PESTLE used by the Tubatulabal
Indians to grind grain, seeds and tobacco rests
between Dan Dewhirst (8271-2), left, and
archeologist Darrell Johns. Dan's find — near
Lake Isabella, Calif.—was unearthed in the area
of an Indian village which existed over 500 years
ago.

"EL JEFE!" Don Weldon, supervisor of Medical Administration Division 3341, was named Boss of the Year by
the Sando Chapter of the American Business Women's Association. Wanda Cupp, left, and Lillian McCullar
(both 3341) nominated Don. He has requested this informal reenactment of his coronation be held at least
once a month during his reign just to remind everyone that he is "the Boss."

Authors

J.A. Panitz (5331). “Wide Aperture Channel Plate
Electron Multipliers for Mass Spectrometer
Applications," Vol. 42. No. 5. REVIEW OF
SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS.

P.C. Lysne (5132). “Determination of High-
Pressure Equations of State by Shock-Loading Porous
Specimens." Vol. 42. No. 5. JOU RNAL OF A PPLI ED
PHYSICS.

A. Narath (50) and H.T. Weaver (5154). “Nuclear
Magnetic Resonance in Dilute Palladium and Platinum
Alloys," Pt. II, 1971 Conference Proceedings,
JOURNAL DE PHYSIQUE.

P. B. Bailey and P. J. Chen (both 1721). “On the
Local and Global Behavior of Acceleration Waves,"
Vol. 41. No. 2, ARCHIVE FOR RATIONAL
MECHANICS AND ANALYSIS.

W. R. Hoover (5314) and R. W. Hertzberg (Lehigh
Univ.). "The Mechanical Response of the Ni-Ni 'Nb
Eutectic Composite: Part I. Monotonic Behavior," and
“The Mechanical Response of the Ni-Ni,Nb Eutectic
Composite: Part II. Cylic Behavior," Vol. 2, No. 5,
METALLURGICAL TRANSACTIONS.

J.H. Graham (7624) and R.N. Horton (5427),
"Note on Determining the Measure of Coincidence of
Segments of A Given Conic," Vol. 3. No. 3.
COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN.

L. V. Rigby (1644), “The Nature of Work
Motivation." May issue, ASQC TRANSACTIONS,
25th Annual Technical Conference.

A. R. Ducharme (5331) and H. T. Weaver (5154).
“A Pesudopotential Theorv for Self-Diffusion in Cubic
Metals." Vol. 9, No II, SOLID STATE
COMMUNICATIONS.

N. S. Gillis (5151) and T. R. Koehler (IBM),
“Anharmonic Interactions in Aluminum. II." Vol. 3,
No. 10, PHYSICAL REVIEW B.

J. E. Houston (5332) and R. I.. Park (5331), "LEED
from Statistical Step Models." Vol. 26, No. I,
SURFACE SCIENCE.

G. E. Laramore (5151) and C. B. Duke (Univ. of
Illinois). "Quantum Field Theory of Inelastic
Diffraction. I. Low Order Perturbation Theory," and
"Quantum Field Theory of Inelastic Diffraction. II.
Two-Step Inelastic Diffraction," Vol. 3. No. 10,
PHYSICAL REVIEW'B.

Take Note

Emma Hollingsworth, supervisor of
Secretarial Services Division 3256, will be a
seminar leader at an American Management
Association sponsored meeting on
“Managing the Secretarial and Stenographic
Services Function." The meeting will be held
in San Francisco, Aug. 11-13.

Sandia Laboratories parents may register
their 4- and 5-year-olds for the next term at
the Sandia Base Kindergarten on_Thursday,
Aug. 5, at 8:30 a.m. The class for 4-year-olds
will meet Monday through Friday from 9 to
11:30 a.m. Two classes from 9 to 11:30
a.m. and from I to 3:30 p.m. will be
conducted for 5-year-olds. Registration fee is
SI0 and the monthly cost is S23. Call 256-
0413 for further information.

Albuquerque Parks Band

Dave Judd (9311) is president of the
Albuquerque Parks and Recreation Band, a
volunteer service group that plays for various
public functions in the city, including a Fourth
of July concert at the Coronado Club.

Dave and his fellow musicians including
Sandians Don Fitchhorn (7616), Jon Reuscher
(5222), James Hunter (5622), Larry Posey
(5226), L.D. Watkins (9424) and retirees
Clyde Howard and Carl Zimmerman play
for the sheer pleasure of creating music with a
compatible group.

Seeking New Members

"Most of us," Dave says, “played
instruments in high school and college bands.
Music became a big part of our lives and we
want to continue the activity. Unless you are a
professional, there are few opportunities for
this. The Parks Band fills a real need."

The band is seeking additional members.
No auditions are required. If you want to play
and if you can make it to rehearsals, you're in.
The group rehearses on Monday evenings at
Wilson Junior High School. For more
information call Dave at 282-3346.

CREDIT UNION'S Becky Popp displays a copy of
its new brochure. The book is full of current
information and answers most of the questions
you may have about the Credit Union. Copies are
available at the Credit Union.

FRANK GRAHAM, an auditor in 4121, was
recently promoted to the rank of Commander in
the Naval Reserve and, at about the same time,
assumed command of Albuquerque's Naval
Reserve Surface Division. The 185-man Division
has been a consistent winner in Reserve
competitions. Frank's service dates back to WW II.

MOBILE TELEVISION control room within this motor van needs only a 220
outlet to be in business. George Skinner and Hugh Taylor (both 7544)
operate the video tape equipment inside the van.

TV Station on Wheels

n . Inter-Tribal Indian

Video Tape Proves Effective Ceremonial Marks soth

Media tor Technical Information

More and more Sandians are seeing
themselves on TV these days.

It's not national television but, rather, the
meeting of a technical communications need
at the Laboratories.

Bob Colgan. supervisor of Motion Picture
and Video Services Division 7544, racked up
the score at the end of fiscal year '71 and
reports that the group produced 88 video
tapes. The subjects were technical lectures,
weapons colloquia, some classroom lectures
and various briefings. The number is
significant because the medium of video tape
is relatively new in the Labs communication
programs. Lour years ago. only nine tapes
were produced at Sandia.

"We have a unique capability in our
mobile television control room," Bob says.
"It’s contained in a van that enables us to go
to any location and plug in. We string cables
inside a building and our two cameramen can
film a speaker, a meeting, an experiment or

Events Calendar

July 18 — Cienaga Canyon Trail, N.M.
Mountain Club. Leader: Mary Day, 296-
7643.

July 20 — "Geology of the Sandia Moun¬
tains." July 27, “Human History of the
Sandia Mountains." Forest Service Nat¬
ural History Lecture, UNM Anthropol¬
ogy Hall, 7 p.m.

July 23 and 28 — "La Grande-Duchesse de
Gerolstein," July 24 - "The Magic Flute,"
July 30 - “The Marriage of Figaro." Santa
Fe Opera.

July 25-26 — Corn Dances, Taos and Aco-
ma Pueblos.

July 26 — Laguna Pueblo harvest dances
and fiesta, Seama, N.M.: Santa Ana
Pueblo annual fiesta.

July 31 — Cole Spring Trail. N.M. Moun¬
tain Club. Leader Frank Horvath, 344-
1197.

July 31 - Aug. 1 — Pecos Lakes Clean-Up
Backpack, N.M. Mountain Club. Leader:
Don Mattox, 296-4149. Reservations, de¬
posit and details by July 23.

even tests in Coyote Canyon. The tape is
recorded and edited as it's shot. Instant
playback is available and. if we need to
reshoot, we can do it immediately."

The tapes are compatible with equipment
used by BTL. Western Electric and
throughout the A EC complex and are easily
carried for showing elsewhere. Duplicate
tapes can also be made. And Sandia's Theatre
Bldg. 815 is equipped with TV sets on which
the video tapes can be show n.

Video tape has also proven useful in a
couple of unique applications. Holograms
(laser-beam photography) are used in some
non-destructive tests at Sandia but focus is
difficult in such applications. The video
camera and monitor were used during the test
to locate the exact plane of focus of the fringes
and the image. In another applicalion. a video
tape of the dispersal of a gaseous cloud was
copied frame-by-frame by still camera to gain
additional data.

"Video tape is less expensive than
standard motion picture production," Colgan
says, "and is rapidly produced. It has proved
to be an efficient and effective way to record,
store and show technical information."

Recreation Notes

FUN & GAMES

The Sandia Labs Flag Football
Association is in the process of forming teams
for the 1971 season. Anyone interested in
participating should contact Eric Jones
(5214), tel. 264-8752.

The New Mexico District 5 Little League
baseball tournament, with competition from
15 little leagues in the Albuquerque area, will
begin July 19 at the Mile High Little League
fields, Juan Tabo and Lomas. A game is
scheduled every night beginning at 7 p.m.
except Sundays, and Friday, July 30. The
championship game will be played on July 31.
with the winning team going to Farmington
for the State Tournament.

Norma

Lots of New Mexicans put off going to the
Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial in Gallup,
figuring they can always go next year. But this
year has special significance for the
Ceremonial. Founded in 1922 in Gallup when
the town was an isolated village near the
Navajo and Zuni reservations, the unique
Ceremonial Association completes a half
century of existence with its 1971 exposition
Aug. 12 through 15.

The 50th anniversary is made more
significant, as it marks the final exposition to
be held on the gounds where it originated. The
area is about to be overrun by Interstate 40
highway.

Daily parades, rodeos, and dances are
chief features of the Ceremonial. Indian
rodeos bear about as much resemblance to the
show biz rodeos more commonly seen as
straight bourbon does to Koolaid. If you
haven't been to a Ceremonial yet make this
your year to go.

We've Been Longing
For This Confrontation

All you humans out there will take heart
from this incident, related in a Bell System
newsletter.

A corporation computer was programmed
to report its own malfunctioning to a
serviceman. The equipment went on the blink
one night and called the serviceman's home
phone number, as planned. What was not
planned, however, was that the serviceman
had moved.

The telephone company's computer
responded with a recorded message saying the
phone had been disconnected. The
corporation computer broke the circuit and re¬
dialed the disconnected number. The
telephone replied again wdth the recorded
message. The contest of mechanical
persistence continued throughout the night
until business hours the next day when some
kind human gently but firmly shut the thing
down.

AMIGO Stephani Graham, daughter of Bob
Graham (5132), administered oral vaccine in
Honduras last summer. Dee Chavez (4154), in
photo at right, helps her daughter Patti pack for
her trip to Guatamala. Amigos de las Americas is
a private program under which American
teenagers give medical help to people of Central
America.

Journey to Central America

Teenagers Find
Rewarding
Work in 'Amigos'

Almost 2000 miles from home, an
Albuquerque teenage girl amputates the
gangrenous finger of a small child in a
Columbian jungle. She is the sole medically
trained person around. Another Albuquerque
girl, in similar circumstances in another
Columbian village, helps the local tailor sew
up a villager's gaping machete wound.

The youngsters were in Central America
participating in a private program called
Amigos de las Americas. They were part of a
group of 24 from Albuquerque (351
nationally) who spent three weeks in remote
villages of several Central American countries
inoculating natives with standard vaccines.

The teenagers train all winter, several
evenings a week, including emergency ward
duty at local hospitals, preparing for the three
weeks of intensive activity in a foreign
country.

Currently 29 Albuquerque Amigos are in
Central America or have just returned.
Included are the teenage offspring of Lloyd
Nelson (5324), Dee Chavez (4154), J. M.
McKenzie (1933) and Si Upson (A EC).

Other Sandians are active in the program.
Frank Bell (3234) and Bob Graham (5132) are
both vice chairmen in the local Amigos
organization and Frank is a national trustee.
Edward Gallegos (4141) is treasurer.
Members of the board include Frank Hudson
(100), Tom Zudick (7545) and Si Upson
(AEC).

For the youngsters participating in the

program, it is a significant experience.
Through the weeks of study (Spanish as well
as basic first aid), the teenagers get a
thorough introduction to medicine and the
associated concept of service. Work in the
emergency rooms is enlightening but also a
little bit frightening. Life and death suddenly
become for real.

The work in the villages seems endless.
One boy administered more than 1300
inoculations in two days. Conditions are
usually primitive. The teenager has
tremendous responsibilities, although he
works with local gqverhment and medical
people if drjy e^ist. Then there is the
complete difjereritness of the situation the
young person experiences cultural shock.

The program is entirely privately financed.
The participant pays SI75. The rest of the
S500 cost of transportation and medicines is
raised through community contributions.

Purpose of the program, according to Bob
Graham whose daughter Stephani
participated in the program lor two years is,
simply, to help the people of Central America
and, at the same time, garner an unusual and
educational experience.

“A teenager is rarely called upon to do
real work in the true sense," Bob says. "Being
an Amigo is an opportunity to help people in
need and is vastly rewarding."

The New Breed:
Pickers, Pullers
& Shootout Men

The Bell System reports progress in the
battle with coin phone thieves - “for the time
being, at least." And their security people
have developed a nomenclature for categories
of thieves "pickers," "pullers," and
"shootout men." Right now the most
frustrated coin thief is the picker short for
lock picker.

A well-practiced picker could open an old-
style telephone lock in seconds. But new locks
stop all but the most skilled picker, and these
new locks are being further modified in the
continuing effort to reduce losses.

The puller lacks the finesse of the picker.
He uses a homemade device to yank the coin
box door open. So the phone companies are
installing stronger stuff in their coin boxes.

Shootout men fire soft-nosed bullets into
coin phone locks.

The modus operandi of one other
villainous type, not yet named, is
characterized by a certain brutal elegance. He
(or she) simply backs a truck up to the booth,
connects a logging chain to phone and to
truck, puts the truck in gear, and . . . well
you know the rest. Of this breed, the Bell
System reports merely that ". . . their
tactics are the most difficult to deter."

Speakers

H.D. Sivinski (1740) and M.C. Reynolds (1742),
“Synergistic Characteristics of Thermoradiation
Sterilization," Planetary Meeting, June I7-July 2,
Seattle, Wash.

D.P. Aeschliman (9342), “Heavy Particle
Temperature and Velocity and Electron Density
Measurements in a Supersonic, Arc-Heated Argon
Flow," AIAA Fluid & Plasma Dynamics Conference,
June21-23, Palo Alto, Calif.

R.P. Reed (9116), "High Resolution Thermometry
in the Biological Context A Survey of Problems and
Techniques," and "The Transient Thermal Response of
Embedded Temperature Sensors of Various
Configurations"; R.B. Foster, Jr. (7451), "A Procedure
for Comparison Calibration of Platinum 10% Rhodium
Versus Platinum Thermocouples," and "A Fixed Point
Calibration Procedure for Precision Platinum
Resistance Thermometers," Symposium on
Temperature, June21-24, Washington, D.C.

B.L. Butler, J.C. Tidmore (both 5313) and S.F.
Duliere (5522), “X-Ray Analysis of Carbon Fiber-
Pyrocarbon Matrix Composites" and "The Relation
Between Thermal Expansion and Preferred Orientation
of Carbon Fibers"; Butler and Tidmore, "The
Micromechanics of Modmore II Pyrocarbon
Composites"; H.M. Stoller (5310). J.L. Irwin (1225),
G.F. Wright (9328), B. Granoff (5313) and J.H. Gieske
(7362), "Properties of Flight-Tested CVD/Felt and
CVD/FW Composites"; C.G. Murphy (7362).
“Thermal Expansion Interferrometry of Graphilized
Filament Wound Cylinders"; and H.W. Schmitt (1225),
"Carbon/Carbon Composites for Reentry Protection
Systems": L.S. Nelson (5324), “The Formation of
Chaoite (White Carbon) on Various Solid Carbons with
a Carbon Dioxide Laser." Conference on Carbon.
Lehigh University, June 27-July 2, Bethlehem. Pa.

G.L. McVay (5154), "Pitfalls in Multi-Diffusion
Coefficient Measurements," Gordon Conference on
Ionic Transport Phenomena in Glass, Wayland
Academy, June 27-July 2, Beaverdam, Wise.

W.D. Smith (5153) and S.G. Varnado (7211). "Use
of Ferroelectric Ceramics for Electronic Frequency
Selection in Dye Lasers"; C.E. Barnes (5112). "The
Effect of Neutron Damage on the Electro-luminescence
Spectrum of Epitaxial GaAs Laser Diodes at 76°K";
E.P. EerNisse (5112), “Simultaneous Thin Film Stress
and Mass Change Measurements Using Quartz
Resonators," IEEE Device Research Conference. June
28-July I, Ann Arbor. Mich.

Service Awards

July 16-29

25 Years

G. C. Hollowwo (7412}. Ernest Arterburn (7143/ and
Walt Rosenburg (7630).

20 Years

Robert Summers (1813), Donald Coleman (3313), Robert
Dawirs (9310), Clayton Erickson (9232), Tom Sfrome (1611),
Nelson Weidman (7143), Jack Williams (9225), George Reis
(5625), Marrian Salomon (1415), Elden Van Vickie (4511),
John Souza (1226), Ellen Wood (4137), Mel McCutchon
(3235), Arthur Becker (7132), Ben Fisher (8184), Raymond
Humes (3520), Albert Martin (4542), Hermenes Chavez
(4623) and Robert Evans (7433).

15 Years

Criss ie Sanders (1922), William Brian (1812), Amos Alire
(4513), Byron Hock (9483), Roy Lanes ($483), Austin Clover
(7422), Roy Hanson (7434), Richard Case (9482), William
Whitney (9125), Hermann Wente (5624), Ted Payne (8256),
Howard Singleton (1514), Paul Souder (1532), Donald Robie
(1333), Frank Taylor (7544), Phil Moya (7112), Douglas
Bruce (5623), Harry Pike (1831), L. M. Mileshosky (9482),
Howard Perdue (9133) and Adela Cooke (3148).

10 Years

Donald Gould (1921), Bernie Vallejos (7545), Dorsey
Bishop (9461), Lois Wade (7412). Gene Jeys (7652), William
Parsons (4117) and Rodger Page (8332).

Sympathy

To Urbano Salas (4515) for the death of
his sister on June 16.

To Luciano Molina (4515) for the death of
his brother on June 20.

Let's See — 3 x 7 O' 2 x 1 0< . .

How many things in everyday life can you
think of that amount to three trillion
(3,000.000.000.000)? No. that’s not the
number of red lights you hit when you’re late
to work. But someone in the Bell System has
calculated that since A.G.B. first uttered
some words into his curious invention on June
2. 1875, the System network has handled an
average of 1000 calls a second. As of the end
of 1969. that brings the total number of calls
to three trillion. And if that isn't a useful bit
of information, well. . .

Hap Kindschi Severely Injured

A grinding auto accident near Cuba on
Julv 2 caused injuries to three Sandians. one
of them only two days following his
retirement. The three are Fonzo Cossell
(4512) and Ormand Williams (7152), both
now released from hospital treatment, and
Hap Kindschi. a former Motor Pool chauffeur
familiar to many within the Labs. At this
writing Hap is under intensive care in St.
Joseph's Hospital. No visitors, but cards
would be appropriate. The three men were on
a fishing trip when the accident occurred.

LOUIS FLORES, a staff assistant in Devices Testing
Division 9343, plays a wild organ with the
Bourguet Brothers on weekends. The group has
just recorded some of their favorite numbers, and
Louis is shown here with the album. Contact him if
you would like a copy.

• SHOPPING CENTER • SHOPPING CENTER • SHOPPING CENTER • SHOPPING CENTER • SHOPPING CENTER • SHOPPING CENTER •

PEK-A-POO pups, ready for homes
July 15, $25. Cover, 268-0921.

HOME movie outfit w/sound, 8mm
Fairchild comero & projector w/
accessories. Miller, 298-2659.

24" GIRL'S Schwinn bicycle, $20;
boy's Sear's Spyder bicycle, $25;
16" bicycle needs choin, $5. Goen,
268-7521.

AQHA REG. gelding; unreg. more,
gentle; both show animals. Gris¬
som, Box 430, Moriority, 832-4384.

PAIR heavy duty camper jacks. New
ton, 255-2074.

MAPLE furniture: 2 beds, dining
room suite w/6 choirs; hutch w/top
shelves; other furniture items.
Lewis, 299 7217.

'69 90cc KAWASAKI, $175. Jeys,
299-4197.

2 REG. Black Angus bulls, 12 mos.
old, tested. Shoemaker, 1-865-
9809, Peralta.

'70 SUZUKI 120CAT trail bike,
4000 miles, make offer. Swier,
268-5703.

BOY'S back pack, welded alum,
frame, canvas pack has 3 ripper
ed pockets, pack usable sepa¬
rately, padded straps, $11.
Moore, 299-3758.

'68 120cc SUZUKI motorcycle, 1800
miles, $150. Houghton, 1413
Guaymas PI. NE, 299-3386.

N. GUAGE trains & buildings, 1
passenger & 1 freight train, 2
power packs, elec. switches,
houses, factories, plenty of track,
panel board, $70. Newlin, 256-
1605.

'71 KAWASAKI Mach III, customized,
$950. Shaffer, 242 6507.

'69 YAMAHA 175 Enduro; VW trailer
hitch; VW bus rear window. King,
282-3186.

CABINET GRAND PIANO, SI 75;
Heathkit FM tuner, $15; Heathkit
stereo amplifier, $25; Jensen
speaker, $25; sturdy baby things.
Powell, 299-8877.

ALL STEEL pogo stick, will bounce
200-lb. man, $4; 3-spd. record
player, $6. Guttmann, 299-7031.

NEW, original accessories: S&W
9mm model 39, $120, extra dip;
.41 Mag. Model 57, 4" barrell,
$180. Snodgrass, 268-8820.

BOY'S 5-spd. Screamer bicycle, 20"
rear, 16" front wheel, $45. Hort,
256-2811

WROUGHT IRON tool as featured
in July '71 issue of POPULAR
MECHANICS, tool $79.95 plus
$20 worth of stock all for $70.
James, 255-8429.

'69 SUZUKI AS-100 cycle, geared
down for trail, $200; York B-flat
trombone w/case & music stand,
$85. Folkins, 1-867-2825.

TRAVEL TRAILER, 17 V, self-contain¬
ed w/refrig„ shower, toilet, wall
heater, fully insulated, sleeps 6,
$1800. Stirbis, 299-5363.

TWIN BED w/white headboard, $20;
girl's 26" bike, $15; Mossrite
12-string solid-body guitar w/case;
doll & crib. Swiss, 265-5346.

NEW 34" x 76 V' carved door, $60,-
drofting table, 36" x 60" w/paral-
lel, $40. Norris, 255-0118.

MINI-BIKE, Rupp roadster, 4hp,
torque converter, lights, $175;
Ducati minibike, $100; spyder
bicycle, 5-spd., $50. Oberst, 299-
1224.

DOUBLE BED, 520; 4-dwr. chest
w/mirror, $10; 2 bedside tables,
$5 ea.,- all antique white finish.
Beard. 298-9441

'70 YAMAHA 175cc Enduro dirt bike,
w/occessories, 2800 miles, $525.
Kaiser, 296-5215.

16' x 54' HOUSEBOAT, screened
porch, fireplace, carpeted deck,
monomatic, 12V system, furnished,
many extras, moored at Conchas

Lake, $6700. Foster, 294-0379 or
298-9193.

TWO 14" VW wheels w/new 7.00-14
recap tires, $24. Campbell, 268-
8445.

UNUSED factory full capped retread
tires, size 9.00-15, $10 ea. Saa¬
vedra, 256-0333.

ELECTRONIC TREASURES: high volt¬
age power supplies, receivers,
telecorders & misc. equip., see and
make offer. Wilson, 898-2371.

POODLE PUPPIES, AKC reg. John¬
son, 298-7356.

SEAR'S 7' pool table, $50; slot car
track. Field, 345-1470.

FOOTBALL SHOES, YAFL approved,
sizes 3 Vi & 5, McGregor & Puma,
$5/pr. Martin, 299-6768.

KENMORE auto, washer & gas
dryer, matched set, $100 takes
both. Hostetler, 256-3803.

FREE KITTENS for good home, 13
wks. old, mixed-breed, 2 males,
1 female, black and white. Moss,
265-5248.

TAPE RECORDER, port, in attache
case, AVC 3 sources, many
accessories, 1 yr. old. Crain, 299-
1509.

HONDA 154cc, ‘63, $150. Weber,
256-2998 after 5.

SUNFISH SAILBOAT w/car-top car¬
rier. $100; 23" Airline B&W TV,
$25. Thompson, 268-6026 after
5.

CAMPER-troiler awning, canvas,
9x9, $25. Johnson, 255-5427.

TIRES, will fit 50cc to lOOcc motor¬
cycles, tubes, rims, spokes in¬
cluded, $10. Phelps, 344-0441.

REAL ESTATE

!6 ACRE Mountain property, fronts
on private lake, bocks up to Na¬
tional Forest, 2 hrs. from Albu¬
querque, O'Boyle, 256 1566.

3-BDR. HOUSE, pueblo modern on
Ig. wooded lot in volley, den w/fp.
hw/floors, drapes, carpeting, etc.
Hey, 243-7137.

3-BDR., corner lot, dbl. garage,
pitched roof, refrig. AC, Collett

Park, Jackson, Manzano schools,
city bus. Barth, 299-2668.

CAR & TRUCKS

'63 RAMBLER American, low mile¬
age, OD, $295. Roache, 268-
4686.

'64 FORD XL 4-dr. HT, bucket seats,
console hydromatic, AC, PS.
Steele, 877-1225 after 5:30.

OLDER CAR, needs brakes. Shafer,
898-0132.

'65 SAAB sedan, 96-S, 3-cyl., no oil
mixing, disk brakes, Michelins,
$510. Stark, 296-4971.

'63 VW sedan, AM-FM radio, 51,000
miles, $600; enclosed luggage
carrier for VW, $25. Wente, 299
5274.

'65 FORD Falcon std. six, 50,000
miles, R&H, $650. Stake, 299-
9113.

'65 CHEVY El Camino, 6-cyl„ 3-spd.,
R&H, $700. Campbell, 268-
8445.

’64 MERCURY station wagon, 9-
possenger, $695, AC, PS, PB, 390
engine, AT, R&H, luggage rack,
power rear window. Dennis,
298-1323.

'63 Vi-TON GMC pickup. Chavez,
243-2525.

'70 MAVRICK, 12,300 miles, AT.
Meekins, 298 6681.

'64 PONTIAC Catalina station wag¬
on, one owner, heavy duty sus¬
pension, locking differential, radio,
stick shift, retail book $600, $450.
Taylor, 265-9387.

'57 CHEV. station wagon, 6-cyl.,
$150. Mayhew, 296-2100 after 5.

66 TRIUMPH Spitfire, red w/new
white convert, top, has OD, $900.
Stanley, 296-7623.

'64 CORVAIR MONZA, 4-dr , R&H,
rebuilt AT & carbs, 38,000 miles,
$325. Veneruso, 268-9283.

WANTED

SCHAUM'S outline series math books,
willing to pay half price. Thomp¬
son, 268-6026.

WOMAN'S 5-spd. bicycle; pool
table. Kepler, 298-5652.

ALTO SAXOPHONE. Wilson, 282-
3225.

BOY'S 3-spd. Spyder bicycle, 20"
wheels. Hollowwo, 255-6938.

WOODEN MEAT BLOCK not over
24" wide. Magnani, 299-8693.

7-QT. PRESSURE Conner; pt., qt.
mason jars, 4-qt. hand-crank ice
cream freezer,- chain saw. Aeschli-
man, 298-7846.

BICYCLE, need 5- or 10-spd. in good
condition for teenager, pay to
$100 if equipped. Tiefa, 299-
2763.

WORK WANTED

CHRIS, teenage boy, Morningside
& Marquette area, lawns and odd
jobs. Hollowwo, 255-6938.

KAY, age 15, NW Valley, would like
baby sitting. Johnson, 247-8634.

UNM music major available to pro¬
vide piano lessons at his home,
$4/hr. O'Neill, 255-6355.

GEOLOGY graduate needs 6 weeks
work, land surveying, mineral
identification or exploration, gen¬
eral construction, etc., Don Adams,
256-7265.

VACATION CARE for your yard and
pets, call Miller, Field & Hancock,
344-1019 or 345 1470.

MARCELLA, age 22, full time or
vacation baby sitting. It. house¬
keeping, tutoring, references.
Levine, 255-7601.

LOST AND FOUND

LOST — Rx glasses w/black frames in
brown case, 2 ladies' turquoise
rings, woman's black frame glas¬
ses in case lost near Coronado
Club. LOST AND FOUND, tel.
264-2757, Bldg. 832.

FOUND — Rx sun glasses w/Jones
Opticians case, Rx glasses w/brown
frames, tan sun glass case, pierc¬
ed diamond-set heart-shaped
silver earring. LOST AND FOUND,
tel. 264-2757, Bldg 832,

Coronado Club Activities

Stage Show and Movie Tomorrow

Locally, Ron and Mary Kay Day are
celebrities to the kids. Through their many
appearances at schools, fairs and on television
the Day's puppets such as Big Red or Dracula
have their own fans. Ron and Mary Kay have
prepared a great new show for tomorrow
night's appearance at the Coronado Club.

Yolanda A dent, clever girl who conducts
the Friday night sing-alongs in the main
lounge, will also entertain at tomorrow night's
show. Yolanda, assisted by her own
youngsters, will conduct a sing-along for the
kids (and parents too.)

The movie will be a Laurel and Hardy
classic called "Below' Zero." Stan and Ollie
play a couple of down-and-out musicians who
blunder into some hilarious situtations. And a
couple of chapters of the Creeping Phantom
serial will be shown also.

The fun starts about 7 p.m. Happy hour
prices will be in effect and super sandwiches
will be available. Admission is free to
members and families.

TONIGHT the Club's famous
chuckwagon roast beef will be the Happy
Hour buffet feature while Frank Chewiwie
holds the bandstand. The TGIF crowd gathers
right after work on Fridays and enjoys special
prices 'til 9 p.m. A lot of the troops are
meeting their families in the twin pool patio
area at 5 p.m. and enjoying the long summer
evenings. It’s ok to take plastic glasses and
buffet trays outside.

SOM LTHING SPECIAL in the way of a
Happy Hour is scheduled next Friday, July
23. The 20-voice Fiesta Singers will present a
variety show starting at 8 p.m. It will include
choral numbers, solos, dances and
entertainment in conjunction with the band,
the Top Hats. Special prices will be in effect

DON’T BE A
BONEHEAD

DRIVE

stage show

?&.
classic

movie

July 17-7 p.m.

from 5 until 10 p.m. The southern fried
chicken buffet will be spread from 6 to 8 p.m.
and the band will play for dancing from 6 to
10 p.m. with time out for the show-. It should
be a good evening.

SOMETHING DIFFERENT in the way
of dance music is planned for Friday, July 30.
The Country Express will be wired into the
bandstand to play a lot of sagebrush shuffle
music. All you westerners take note. This is a
good group. Baked ham will be the buffet
feature.

* * * *

SOMETHING ELSE is the way some
people describe comic Jeffrey Eden. This
clown appeared at the Club last year and
broke up the troops with his fast moving
audience participation show. His beautiful
assistants also move fast. Eden will entertain
at the Soul Session Saturday, July 31.
Freeman Lacey and the Mark IV will be on
the bandstand. The event is scheduled from
8:30 to 12:30 and admission is free to
members. Happy Hour prices will prevail.

BOWLING for the Coronado Club mixed
league will be held on Monday nights at 6:30
p.m. at San Mateo Lanes for the 1971-72
season. Anyone wishing to join the group
should contact Yale Knox (3155), president,
ext. 3602; or Jim Courtin (7415), secretary,
ext. 5340.

ANNUAL MEETING of the Coronado
Club membership is scheduled Monday, Aug.
2, at 8 p.m. The nominating committee,
headed by Jake Gonzales (7143), has
submitted the names of Chet Fornero (4337),
Dick Coughenour (4115), and Pete Gallegos
(1333) as candidates for reelection to the
board of directors and those of Shirley Dean
(50), John Wheeler (3251) and John
Malmstrom (AEC) as candidates. In addition
to election of board members, the meeting
will include presentation of annual reports.
Free refreshments will be served at the close
of business.

Mazatlan Trip Firm ; Coronado Club
Announces Other Travel Plans

% MARIA

TIXIER

Registration opens today for two trips in
the Coronado Club travel program, according
to Chet Fornero (4337), Club travel director.

The first one is a charter bus trip to
Lubbock. Tex., Sept. 17 - 19 to attend the
Lobo-Texas Tech football game. The $49.50
cost includes transportation, ticket to the
game, cocktail parties and two nights at the
Ramada Inn in Lubbock. For single room
occupancy, the cost is S59 per person. A $25
deposit at the Club office will hold
reservations until Sept. I. when total payment
is due. Guests of Coronado Club members
may make this trip.

Mazatlan, a repeat trip by popular
request, is the destination of Coronado Club
travelers Oct. 2-9. The $198.50 cost includes
the works. Chet says, everything but lunches.

The group will stay at the luxurious Playa
Mazatlan Hotel with its two dining rooms,
private beach, swimming pool, lounges and
ballroom. Two special events a cocktail
party and a Fiesta night are included in the

package. The cost for singles is $21 I. Price of
the package is based on 95 persons making the
trip. A $50 per person deposit will hold
reservations. Balance of the fee is due Sept. 1.
Only Coronado Club members and their
immediate family are eligible.

Chet reports that he is working on several
other tours and would like those interested to
write to him with suggestions and include the
number of potential travelers.

Under consideration is a trip to Portugai-
Morocco-Spain tentatively planned for
October 1971 or June 1972. This 15-day trip
would include transportation, hotels and, for
the most part, two meals per day. Cost is
estimated at $700 per person based on a group
of 15 or more persons.

Another possible trip is a charter flight
(170 persons) to Rome for one week and
London for another week in January 1972.
Some tours would be included as well as all
hotels and some meals. Estimated cost is $550
per person.